It has been confirmed by hosting the EA Play Live event this year. Beginning in 2016, EA has hosted a yearly event to showcase its projects. The event originally took place in both a physical location and an online experience similar to E3 for anyone to see the anticipated announcements from the major video game publisher.
In recent years, thanks in part to the current global pandemic, EA Play has transitioned to a purely digital event. Not to be confused with the game subscription service of the same name, it was in this event that major titles were announced. For instance, it was at EA Play Live back in July 2021 that the much anticipated Dead Space remake have been announced to the public. This year, however, the company has decided to cancel the event outright.
Announced via IGN, EA has made the decision to cancel this year's EA Play Live event, stating that they will instead be sharing information about individual projects "when the time is right." The company representative goes on to confirm that reveals for its major projects will still be coming this year, they just won't take place in the same event. This announcement comes after E3 2022 canceled its in-person event, leaving this year's major event schedule up in the air.
This is the first time since its conception in 2016 that the EA Play event is being canceled, and the reasons given are different from the usual culprit of the last few years. However, it's possible that the pandemic has caused these projects to run into delays that led to this cancelation. Some of the major projects fans have been looking forward to in this year's event include the Dead Space remake, a sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, other unannounced Star Wars titles, and possible sequels and updates for other major EA titles.
Things are looking dire for this year's gaming event schedule thanks to global events, leading to major cancellations from E3 to EA Play Live. Along with this, EA has seen recent controversy with huge games like The Sims. It's unclear just how things will go this year in the industry when it comes to development and announcements, especially with big titles like Starfield right around the corner and the summer rapidly approaching. Either way, it looks like fans of EA's titles will have to exercise patience when it comes to announcements this year.
Source: IGN
